We love a great room transformation, especially if it doesn’t cost the earth.
Take note from Kelsey Michael, 23, who created a magical Harry Potter themed room for her 11-week-old son, George, for a total price of £150.
Kelsey, an accounts assistant from Swindon, had always wanted to pass along her love of Harry Potter to her baby.
She decided that a themed bedroom was the perfect way to induct her son into the fandom from an early age.
Using items from Primark, Wayfair, and Amazon, the mum managed to fill the room with plenty of nods to the iconic series. There’s a mobile with Harry, Ron, and Hermione dangling over the cot, a quote from Dumbledore printed on the wall, wands placed on shelves, and a tiny Hogwarts uniform ready on a hanger for when George is big enough to wear it.
Kelsey even gave George his very own Hedwig, putting a toy owl she bought from Amazon in a cage from Wayfair and hanging it from the ceiling.
The project required a lot of creative thinking and bargain hunting.
That gold lamp you can see in the photos? It’s actually an old lamp covered in gold wrapping paper to make it more magical.
Kelsey told LatestDeals.co.uk: ‘I came up with the idea as I’ve always loved Harry Potter. I love everything about it and I would love my little boy to love it just as much as me. The stories are so magical and there’s nothing quite like it.
‘I had this image in my head of how I wanted it to look, and I’m so happy it does. I’ve collected Harry Potter merchandise for a number of years now and I wanted to display it all, so I came up with the idea of using it all to decorate my boy’s nursery.’
Kelsey already had lots of Harry Potter goodies she’s been gifted items over the years as family and friends knew how much she loved the franchise.
She used products from Primark, Wayfair and Amazon, and also managed to collect most of the items on the shelves from a website called Geek Gear, a subscription service that sends you Harry Potter merch every month.
While the cot and drawers were £600, the Harry Potter themed extra touches came to a total of between £100 and £150.
‘It was so fun putting it all together; I enjoyed every minute,’ said Kelsey. ‘We moved into our new house at the beginning of the year and it was all a blank canvas when we first moved in, so the process didn’t take too long.
‘I started with the wall stickers, and all these ideas started coming into my head like having Hedwig in the cage hanging from the ceiling. I was lucky as it lots of the merchandise I had was gifted to me over birthdays and Christmas.’
Have you completed an amazing DIY project you’d like to share? Get in touch at MetroLifestyleTeam@Metro.co.uk.
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